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'Abortion pill bus' sets off on tour of Ireland that could breach law
Source: The Guardian
'Abortion pill bus' sets off on tour of Ireland that could breach law
Henry McDonald in Dublin
Friday 23 October 2015 15.18 BST
Pro-choice activists in Ireland have set off from Dublin on an “abortion pill bus” tour around the country, potentially breaking the law by informing women about how to access the pills, which are banned.
The bus has a room where women can get a private video consultation with a Dutch doctor from the international pro-choice group Women on the Web. Women on the Web has been behind a sticker campaign across Ireland that posts websites where abortion pills can be obtained online. Irish law prohibits helping people to procure pills.
The bus is visiting Galway, Limerick and Cork before returning to Dublin, where it will be driven to a pro-choice rally at St Stephen’s Green in the city centre on Saturday afternoon.
Abortion is illegal in Irish hospitals in all but a few limited circumstances, and doctors and medical teams who carry out terminations face up to 14 years in jail.
One of the organisers of the bus tour, the Irish Socialist party Dáil member Ruth Coppinger, said the journey to the Republic’s four major cities was aimed at highlighting “the option of safe abortion”.
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Henry McDonald in Dublin
Friday 23 October 2015 15.18 BST
Pro-choice activists in Ireland have set off from Dublin on an “abortion pill bus” tour around the country, potentially breaking the law by informing women about how to access the pills, which are banned.
The bus has a room where women can get a private video consultation with a Dutch doctor from the international pro-choice group Women on the Web. Women on the Web has been behind a sticker campaign across Ireland that posts websites where abortion pills can be obtained online. Irish law prohibits helping people to procure pills.
The bus is visiting Galway, Limerick and Cork before returning to Dublin, where it will be driven to a pro-choice rally at St Stephen’s Green in the city centre on Saturday afternoon.
Abortion is illegal in Irish hospitals in all but a few limited circumstances, and doctors and medical teams who carry out terminations face up to 14 years in jail.
One of the organisers of the bus tour, the Irish Socialist party Dáil member Ruth Coppinger, said the journey to the Republic’s four major cities was aimed at highlighting “the option of safe abortion”.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/23/pro-choice-activists-women-access-abortion-tour-of-ireland
